Labor & Employment Law Update

In late December 2023, the IRS announced its Voluntary Disclosure Program for employers who claimed and received an employee retention tax credit (“ERC”) refund, but were not eligible. The IRS’s Voluntary Disclosure Program follows its announcement in October 2023 that it would allow employers with submitted—but not yet paid—ERC claims […]

California’s 2023 legislative session concluded at the end of September, and Governor Newsom approved a number of employment-related bills, many of which impose new obligations on California employers starting on January 1, 2024. California employers, including out-of-state companies with California employees, should take steps to become familiar with the new […]

Beginning November 1, 2023, all employers must use the revised Form I-9 (08/01/2023 edition) that was released this year.  The new streamlined and shortened Form I-9 was effective August 1, 2023, but employers were permitted to use both the former (10/21/2019 edition) and new (08/01/2023 edition) Forms I-9 up through […]

As we enter Q4, we present our annual end-of-the-year “to do list” for plan sponsors to consider as they reflect on the various laws and legal updates enacted over (or effective beginning) the past year. Consider SECURE 2.0 Amendments.  On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed into law the “SECURE […]

After several delays, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) recently announced that the 2022 EEO-1 Component 1 Data Collection will open on October 31, 2023.  The deadline for submitting the EEO-1 is December 5, 2023.  As a quick refresher, the EEO-1 survey must be filed annually by private employers with […]